About the studio:
Welcome to Northward Recording Studios.
Located at the heart of Europe in the south suburbs of Brussels, Belgium, Northward offers an ideal recording and mixing environment for today's artists and producers. Our large, professionnally designed 48m² control room is fitted with a large format, fully automated and recallable AMEK Rembrandt 56 (64ch) Analog Console completed by a large array of high-end analog outboard equipement, microphones and instruments. The 130m² live room is fully modular and offers world-class acoustics. Our studio is also one of the only local studios to be fitted with a purpose designed drum & piano stage with more than 4.5m (15ft) of ceiling height, stone and wood ambiance which provide a huge, warm sound.
Studio is due to officially open in September 2007. Contact us for more infos about booking.
About the studio:
Console:
Amek Rembrandt 64Ch Analog Console:
48 mono REM10 modules, 8 stereo RG20 modules - Equaliser on both signal paths - 64 I/O (128 channels with EQ in mix mode) - Dual signal path, In-Line architecture - AMEK Angela type discrete microphone amplifier - 4 Band fully swept Equaliser with semi parametric mids on both inputs - Both signal paths automated, long on P&G faders, short on Alps - Supertrue automation - Virtual Dynamics (Comps, Gates, Expanders, Limiters, etc.) on all channels - Total Recall - Extensive machine control - Direct output mode for all 128 channels - 16 Auxiliary busses - 24 Multitrack busses - Buss out/direct out level control - Enhanced solo system with AFL/PFL/SIP modes - Surround Sound Mode - 31 segment LED Meters with Master VU's - Comprehensive TT Bantam jackfield
A/D D/A Converters & Midi/Sync :
Cranesong Hedd 192 (Master) - SSL Alpha Link MADI SX (2) 48i/o AD/DA, 24 AES/EBU Pairs with Mixpander 5 - Antelope OCX Master Clock - MOTU Midi express XT
Monitoring :
PMC DB1S-A / Focal SM-8 / + Mains
Outboard :
Mic pres & EQs: Chandler Germanium (2) - Cranesong Flamingo (2) - Little Labs LMNOPre (2) - Daking Mic/Pre (2) - AMEK Angela type Mic Pres (56, Console pres) - Dynamics : Amek 9098cl - API 2500 - Buzz Audio SOC1.1 - Buzz Audio Essence (2) - Buzz Audio Potion (3) - Cranesong STC-8/H - Daking FET Compressor (2) - dBX 160A (2) - Empirical Labs Distressor (2) with opt. - Gates STA Levels (1956 unit) - Neve 33609JD - Purple Audio MC-77 "1176" (2) - AMEK Virtual Dynamics (56, various Console on-board dynamics) Tools & FX : Lexicon 300 - Lexicon 200 (Vintage Reverb) - Lexicon Prime Time (Vintage Delay))- Lexicon PCM42 (2)- Little Labs IBP Junior (2) - Little Labs Red Eye DI & Reamp box (2) - Eventide H8000 FW - Hearback Cue Mix system (4 remotes)
Microphones :
AEA - AKG - Audio-Technica - Beyerdynamics - Brauner - ElectroVoice - Neumann - Royer - Sennheiser - Shure...
DAW & CPU :
Primary system: MAGIX Sequoia V9 on a Quad Core 3,06gHz Intel CPU - Any plugins available on request.
Secondary system: PT HD3 or any other DAW available strictly on request